count them invisible

injustice prevails
turn your head
look away
untie your hands
play your games
insulate yourself
watch your feet
ignore the pain
turn your head
look away
don't worry about them
it's not your cause
let misery flame
continue on
your cushy path
turn your head
look away
don't get involved
pretend aloofness
pave your path
don't go astray
close your heart
silence your thoughts
turn your head
look away
hide behind
the bureaucracy
the paperwork
the hours spent
meaningless
bide your time
into descent
where they can't go
it's only you
turn your head
look away

rainy season

slowly the blood, the lifeline,
drains from the vessel
like a lazy river gone astray,
wandering aimlessly
waiting for the end to ease it all
before the fall
silence permeates the hollows of the mind
with doubt,
distraction and the void
rain patters lightly against the soul
desire fades with the dusk
darkness robs the light
and the power chugs to a stop
doors close
windows latch
alone
crying
reaching out
grasping for an invisible thread
hope
lost in the sea of pain
the mind
forecloses on destiny
salted wounds
helpless
thunder crackles
lightening strikes
and the vessel melts away